HOW DO POINTS WORK?
Points are awarded once an athlete nominates a rodeo/event (before the event or their first competition). Points vary by division and are scaled for go rounds and final rounds/aggregates. In rodeo/jackpot events, top ten money winners receive points per go-round. Non-placing athletes get consolation or nomination points if they have a qualified time or score.
WHO CAN NOMINATE?
Any athlete 13 years and older are eligible to participate and nominate in The Virtual Rodeo Qualifier (VRQ) platform.
WHAT POINTS CAN YOU EARN?
Points are weighted differently for each division and are scaled for go rounds and final rounds/ aggregates. Points are distributed based on the scales below. If an athlete does not place at the event, then consolation or nomination points will be awarded.
WHEN CAN YOU EARN POINTS?
Athletes must be nominated before the advertised start time of the event or prior to the athletes first round of competition. Rodeos with multi-day progressive round formats can be nominated at any round of competition but will only receive points from when the nomination is received. Points from previous rounds will not be applied.
WHERE CAN YOU EARN POINTS?
The event must have a payout to be eligible for VRQ points. The results must be posted publicly or official results provided to our results team. All results sent in must be complete with full names, Placement, times/scores, and payout for all paid rounds of competition. Email results to results@wcrarodeo.com.
WHY EARN POINTS?
Nominate your efforts at upcoming events and earn points towards a WRWC event leaderboard.
WHEN IS THE LEADERBOARD UPDATED?
VRQ Leaderboards for all segments and series programs are updated on Thursday afternoons each week.
Nomination Fees and Points
VIEW NOMINATION FEES HERE
*If you can’t find an event in the VRQ and app add the event, it will cost $60 to nominate. Once the event and nomination are confirmed, if there is a price difference for the nomination fee, the athlete will be contacted by the VRQ support team and refunded or upcharged.
VIEW VRQ POINTS HERE
VIEW DIVISIONS, FEES & PAYOUTS HERE
WHAT TYPE OF POINTS CAN I RECEIVE?
VRQ Points are awarded up to the top 10 paid positions in all paid rounds of competition for rodeos and jackpot/single discipline events.
Barrel racing competition points are awarded as follows:
Alliance Jackpot Barrel Races- VRQ points are awarded to the top 10 fastest times in all paid rounds of competition.
Non alliance events and Rodeos- VRQ Points are awarded up to the top 10 paid positions in all paid rounds of competition.
In an instance where athletes tied, the total points for the tied places will be added together and split evenly between the total number of tied places.
Note: If several athletes tie for 10th place, they will split the base points for last place. If the points equal less than the consolation or nomination point total, the athletes will receive the greater value of points.
VRQ Leaderboards for all segments and series programs are updated on Thursday afternoons each week. Athlete must have a qualified time or score in order to be eligible for competition points.
Points earned at alliance events for nominations that do not result in earning competition points.
Consolation Points –
Division 1: 7.5 consolation points
Division 2: 4.5 consolation points
Division 3: 3 consolation points
Division 4: 1.5 consolation points
Divison 5: .75
Consolation points are available at alliance events. Consolation points are awarded to those who nominated and competed in alliance events but did not earn a check. Upcoming alliance events can be found in the VRQ platform by Filtering the search parameters to alliance events only.
VRQ Leaderboards for all segments and series programs are updated on Thursday afternoons each week.
Points that are awarded when no competition points, nor consolation points are earned or awarded. Nomination points are applied to non- alliance events.
Nomination Points –
Division 1: 1.0 points
Division 2: .75 points
Division 3: .50 points
Division 4: .25 points
Divison 5: .25
VRQ Leaderboards for all segments and series programs are updated on Thursday afternoons each week.
Gold Alliance, Silver Alliance, Qualifier series, and Top Hand events/classes get the opportunity for expanded points regardless of paid positions. Expanded points are awarded up to the top “X” (refer to scale below) athlete with the fastest times/highest scores in each paid round of competition.
Gold, Silver, and Qualifier Series events also get the benefit of minimal divisional rankings regardless of the previous year’s payout.
Qualifier Series Event or Class- Minimal divisional ranking D2
Gold Alliance- Minimal divisional ranking D3
Silver Alliance- Minimal divisional ranking D4
View scales HERE
*All numbers listed in the scales above are UP TO “X” athletes with a qualified time or score. NT or NS will not be awarded points for each round paid round of competition.
Expanded points used by VRQ team is determined by the divisional ranking, number of places points will be awarded to, and the number of athletes with qualified scores/times. Example:
Advertised we award points up to 20 places but only 18 athletes had qualified times, VRQ team will use the place column that reflects “18” places.
Expanded points chart here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bkdZC32OUFHKOT2fLYKg8sbpmWS1fk2uIp3A3hYshHo/edit?usp=sharing
Gold Alliance, Silver Alliance, Qualifier series, and Top Hand events/classes get the opportunity for expanded points regardless of paid positions. Expanded points are awarded up to the top “X” (refer to scale below) athlete with the fastest times/highest scores in each paid round of competition.
Gold, Silver, and Qualifier Series events also get the benefit of minimal divisional rankings regardless of the previous year’s payout.
Qualifier Series Event or Class- Minimal divisional ranking D2
Gold Alliance- Minimal divisional ranking D3
Silver Alliance- Minimal divisional ranking D4
View scales HERE
*All numbers listed in the scales above are UP TO “X” athletes with a qualified time or score. NT or NS will not be awarded points for each round paid round of competition.
Expanded points used by VRQ team is determined by the divisional ranking, number of places points will be awarded to, and the number of athletes with qualified scores/times. Example:
Advertised we award points up to 20 places but only 18 athletes had qualified times, VRQ team will use the place column that reflects “18” places.
Expanded points chart here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bkdZC32OUFHKOT2fLYKg8sbpmWS1fk2uIp3A3hYshHo/edit?usp=sharing
In an instance where athletes tied, the total points for the tied places will be added together and split evenly between the total number of tied places.
Note: If several athletes tie for 10th place, they will split the base points for last place. If the points equal less than the consolation or nomination point total, the athletes will receive the greater value of points.
